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SCIENCE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (170)
Course description: Physical Science is an introduction into chemistry and physics. This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of chemistry and physics. The topics covered include matter and energy, chemistry in our world, motion, forces and electricity. It is important that students learn that science is a method of obtaining knowledge and understanding, and not merely a collection of facts. The students taking this course will be expected to complete laboratory experiments and written homework successfully and achieve a passing grade on all chapter tests.
Prerequisite: Sophomore level with placement by the department.
Length of course: One year Credit: One
BASIC PHYSICAL SCIENCE (171)
Course description: Basic Physical Science is a fundamental science course designed as an introduction for various science areas. The basics of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science are included in this course. The course can be used as a preparation for Chemistry. This course is geared to the student who needs some remediation and individual help.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing with placement by department
Length of course: One year Credit: One
BIOLOGY (173)
Course description: The major topics covered in this course include scientific method, cell studies, biochemistry, genetics, classification, protists, plants, animals and systems. These topics prepare students for future biology courses, as well as environment and anatomy. Topics are also useful in terms of daily health problems, etc.
Prerequisite: Freshmen
Upperclass --instructor approval
Length of course: One year
Credit: One
BASIC BIOLOGY (175)
Course description: This course covers the main areas of life science in an understandable and non-technical manner. The subjects include the scientific method, cells, biochemistry, genetics, plants, animals, protists, systems of the body, nutrition and disease. It will prepare the student for future courses in Environment or Chemistry. This course is geared to the student who needs some individual help and remediation.
Prerequisite: Freshman
Length of course: One year Credit: One
CHEMISTRY I (179)
Course Description: The same topics will be covered as in a college prep Chemistry course, but at a slower pace and with a minimum amount of math. The course content includes the study of matter, scientific method, scientific measure, atoms, atomic model, the periodic table, periodic trends, chemical reactions, chemical bonding, and chemical equations.
Prerequisite: Sophomore or Junior standing and instructor approval
Length of course: One year
Credit: One
CHEMISTRY II (192)
Course description: This course is a continuation of Chemistry I. The content of the course includes molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, gas laws, properties of solids and liquids, solutions, and an introduction to organic chemistry.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing and completion of Chem. I with a minimum of C average AND instructor approval
Length of course: One year Credit: One
HONORS CHEMISTRY/ JUNIORS & SENIORS (176)
Course description: This is a college prep course for average and above average students interested in going into a science related or technical field. The students who take the course will be expected to use their math skills in an applied situation. Those students interested in nursing, a medically related career, or engineering will be required to take chemistry in college and should strongly consider taking the course. Students will be required to do lab reports on experiments done in the course, written homework on the topics in the course, and achieve a passing grade on all chapter tests. The course content will include the study of atomic structure, trends in the periodic table, acid-base theory, the gas laws, chemical bonding, stoichiometry and properties of solids and liquids.
Prerequisite: Students must have passed Algebra 2 or be currently enrolled in the course.
Length of course: One year Credit: One
HONORS CHEMISTRY/ SOPH (177)
Course Description: Same as HN Chemistry/ JR-SR (176)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing with instructor approval
Length of course: One year Credit: One
HONORS CHEMISTRY 2-Semester 1(178)
HONORS PHYSICS/ JR Semester 2 (181)
Semester 1: This course will include topics not typically covered in a high school chemistry course. The topics covered in this course will include: aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, gases, intermolecular forces, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, and an introduction to organic chemistry. This course can be taken for college credit through the Advanced Placement Test.
Semester 2: This course is a college prep course for those interested in a science related or technical field. Students who take the course will be expected to use their math skills in an applied situation. Trigonometry will be used whenever possible in the course. Students taking the course will be expected to do written lab reports on experiments done in the course and to achieve a passing grade on all chapter tests and written homework.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and enrolled in Geometry or College Algebra & Trigonometry. Instructor approval.
Length of Course: One year (1 semester per course) Credit: One
PHYSICS/ SR (180)
Course description: This course is a college prep course for those interested in a science related or technical field. The students who take the course will be expected to use their math skills in an applied situation. Trigonometry will be used whenever possible in the course. Topics to be included are Kinematics, Momentum, Energy, and Waves. Students taking the course will be expected to do written lab reports on experiments done in the course.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and the student must either be enrolled in College Algebra and Trigonometry or Calculus I or Calculus II. This course requires instructor approval.
Length of course: One year Credit: One
HONORS PHYSICS/ SR (182)
Course Description: This is a college prep course for those interested in a science related or technical field. Students will be expected to use their math skills in an applied situation. Trigonometry will be used whenever possible in the course. Topics to be included are Momentum, Energy, Waves, Light, Magnetism, and Electricity. Students will be expected to do written lab reports on experiments done in the course.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and student must either be enrolled in College Algebra and Trigonometry or Calculus I or Calculus II. This course requires instructor approval.
Length of Course: One year. Credit: One
ENVIRONMENT (190)
Course description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with various aspects of environmental problems, and search for solutions to these problems. Air, water, soil and weather are the main areas covered.
Prerequisite: Senior standing with Chemistry preferable. Approval of instructor--course is limited to 21 students
Length of course: One semester (first) Credit: 0.50
HONORS ANATOMY (195)
Course description: Human anatomy and comparative vertebrate anatomy is emphasized. For the human, the text and charts are used and for other vertebrates, a series of animals are dissected and compared. This course is meant to prepare students who are interested in pursuing medical and related fields.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and completion of Biology with B average and departmental approval
Length of course: One semester (second) Credit: 0.50
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